Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (WI)

County population in 2014: 956,406 (100% urban, 0% rural); it was 940,164 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 143,509County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 53,325County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 198,768Renter-occupied apartments: 186,757 (it was 178,961 in 2000)

% of renters here:

47%

State:

32%

Land area: 242 sq. mi.

Water area: 948.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 3959 people per square mile (very high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Milwaukee County: 99.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,700 (it was $100,500 in 2000)

Milwaukee:

$146,700

Wisconsin:

$163,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,800 - $209,000

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $177,460

Here:

$177,460

State:

$201,380

Townhouses or other attached units: $146,374

Here:

$146,374

State:

$167,784

In 2-unit structures: $126,421

Here:

$126,421

State:

$167,332

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,701

Here:

$122,701

State:

$161,462

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,623

Here:

$167,623

State:

$151,419

Mobile homes: $28,724

Here:

$28,724

State:

$46,729

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,397Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $584

Institutionalized population: 9,997

Health of residents in Milwaukee County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.70.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.49.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.73.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.69.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 173 pounds. This is more than average.18.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 22.2%
(11.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.5% for Black residents, 31.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.8% for American Indian residents, 3.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 37.0% for other race residents, 27.2% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 22.2%

Milwaukee County:

22.2%

Wisconsin:

13.5%

(11.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.5% for Black residents, 31.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.0% for American Indian residents, 3.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 37.0% for other race residents, 27.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2013: 34 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Area name: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Milwaukee County is $591 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $706 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $890 a month.

Agriculture in Milwaukee County:

Average size of farms: 72 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $115,306Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2491.10The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.85%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.36%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,945Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.54%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.52%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,603The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.90%Average age of principal farm operators: 55 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.05Corn for grain: 644 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 169 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 1519 harvested acresVegetables: 226 harvested acresLand in orchards: 14 acres

Earthquake activity:

Milwaukee County-area historical earthquake activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (12157)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (7956)

Unspecified dementia (6423)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5172)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (5078)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (3990)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (3531)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (3125)

Congestive heart failure (2736)

Pneumonia, unspecified (2487)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.19Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15154.12Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 332.540Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41509.86

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1584.980Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 934.730Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.52

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 60.66Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.13

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.62Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 6797.479

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 129.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 94.9

Cut/Pierce - 11.0

Suffocation - 4.8

Other - 19.1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.9. This is less than state average.

86.9% of residents of Milwaukee County speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

54% of Milwaukee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Wisconsin.